NEW YORK _ The Yankees went out of the park and into the record books.
DJ LeMahieu's leadoff home run in the first inning gave the Yankees a home run in their 28th consecutive game and set a new major league record. The Yankees passed the Texas Rangers, who went deep in 27 straight games in 2002.
Thirteen different Yankees have homered during this run, which began on May 26 in Kansas City. Catcher Gary Sanchez has led the charge with eight blasts, and 23 for the season.
"There's elite offensive players up and down the order, guys that as a whole, get on base and generally hit for power as well," manager Aaron Boone said before Tuesday's game. "It doesn't take the whole offense to get hot at once to score a bunch of runs."
The Yankees showed that last year when they set a single-season record with 267 home runs. But the team has called on some unexpected heroes in their unprecedented power surge. LeMahieu has provided seven home runs during the streak in his first season in the Bronx. Four apiece have from Luke Voit, Gio Urshela and Cameron Maybin, players who've earned bigger roles with their hot play.
"If we do the job that we expect our guys to do as far as controlling the zone, it allows them to get on base even when they're maybe not swinging the best, which is going to happen throughout the course of the year," Boone said. "Guys up and down the lineup can hurt you if you make a mistake."
The Yankees have also scored at least one run in 161 games in a row, dating back to a shutout loss on June 30, 2018. That's the sixth-longest stretch since 1900 and the second best in club history. They set the league record in 1933 by going 308 games without being shut out.
"We're making it very difficult on the pitcher," Boone said. "The more and more you have to work, eventually usually they'll get to you."
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